Christmas Special from ‘The Tropic of Capricorn’

As we will be away from our nearest and dearest this Christmas, we send you this extra blog as our gift to you all.

We have heard that you are due a warm spell over the festive period and you will be pleased to hear that we are not missing out, should be 44C on Christmas Day – but the gentle sea breeze and regular dips in the crystal clear blue ocean make even this a manageable temperature (by the way water - 25C!). Unfortunately we are sad to report that Frosty the Snowman couldn’t stand the heat and immediately melted and there isn’t a sprout in sight.

Having searched high and low we even managed to find some snow – no just kidding it’s actually fine white sand.

The following song (available on the internet via Aussie Jingle Bells) is keeping us entertained on our travels, sing to the usual Jingle Bells tune and you will get the idea, particularly apt as when Dawn was in Australia last, her family travelled in a Holden Ute!

Aussie Jingle Bells

Dashing through the bush

In a rusty Holden Ute

Kicking up the dust

Esky in the boot

Dawnie by my side

Singing Christmas songs

It’s summer time and I am in

My singlet, shorts & thongs

OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA

ON A SCORCHING SUMMER’S DAY

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

CHRISTMAS TIME IS BEAUT

OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE

IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE

Engine’s getting hot

Dodge the kangaroos

Swaggy climbs aboard

He is welcome too

All the family is there

Sitting by the pool

Christmas day, the Aussie way

By the barbecue!

OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA

ON A SCORCHING SUMMER’S DAY

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

CHRISTMAS TIME IS BEAUT

OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE

IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE

Come the afternoon

Grandma has a doze

The kids and uncle Paul

Are swimming in their clothes

The time comes round to go

We take a family snap

Then pack the car and all shoot through

Before the washing up

OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA

ON A SCORCHING SUMMER’S DAY

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS

CHRISTMAS TIME IS BEAUT

OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE

IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE

For those of you with children who will be up at silly o’clock on Christmas morning don’t forget we are 8 hours ahead so will be pleased to receive your emails and will be able to confirm whether Santa is on schedule.

KOALA KORNER

“Wake me up when it’s all over”

We’ve been playing with lots of Sharks, Manta Rays and so many different coloured fish it is just unbelievable this week, so an update of our travels coming soon and should be in Exmouth for Christmas lunch (we think there is a tin of tuna in the back of the van anyway!).

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Love David and Dawn xxx